Unit 4 Earthquakes lnaguage points课时作业

Ⅰ.完形填空

　　Life is never easy for any of us.Each time I feel hopeless or__1__I will always tell myself not to__2__-just a few more steps and I will get over it.

　　When I was three，my father died and my mother had to go abroad to earn a living.From that day on I would__3__my mother only once a year.My two older sisters and I began a__4__life living with my mean uncle.I was made to do lots of__5__that most children don't have to do.I was__6__of my uncle，so I did everything he asked me to.__7__，my sisters didn't have to do the same kind of work that I did.

　　I was the shy quiet younger sister who was always left at home__8__.I tried very hard to please my sisters so they would play with me and__9__me.I tried very hard to be a good girl for the family__10__I could earn their love.It seemed that I was living the life of someone else，just trying to__11__.

　　With all I've been through，you would think I would be filled with hatred and__12__.But I do not have any hatred in my heart__13__.Often at the end of each day I would think about the__14__things that I did that day.

　　In 2002 the man that I once thought would be the one with whom I would__15__my life left me.It has been so long now that the pain has__16__.The only way I could do this was to focus on the positive things in life and__17__the bad ones.

　　The__18__that I have has given me the__19__to continue my journey and encouraged me to__20__whenever there are difficulties in front of me.

　　语篇解读　每个人都会遇到挫折，面对挫折我们应该如何应对？

　　1．A.ashamed B．sad

　　C．amazed D．excited

　　解析：　与前面的I feel hopeless相并列的是sad，意思是：每次我感觉到无望或者"难过"时。

　　答案：　B

　　2．A.show off B．give up

　　C．turn up D．give in

　　解析：　根据后边的just a few more steps and I will get over it.可知，我总是告诉我自己不要"放弃"。

　　答案：　B

3．A.see B．call